JCCI
Member of the Trade: BMC Audio
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Hi everybody.
Most of the question you already figured out yourselves.
- First of all, we produce every model in-house! With another "hand" in-between we couldn't keep the PureDAC price.
- For a new PureDAC version, we can have an upgrade path. But again this depends on the structure of the individual country unless you are willing to ship your product to Germany for upgrade. Ayre's Charles is right, you don't get rich by upgrade programs! Don't know him personally (only the sales manager Brand - fine guy!) but I can see we agree several sensitive points already.
- UltraDAC cost EUR 1000 more (about USD 1350) and there is no reason why this should put the PureDAC price down. Beside that we don't deal that way! Is it really so hard accepting an upper grade model? Actually you guys delivered the idea of doing that!
- Somebody got the situation clearly here before: Upgrading a PureDAC to an UltraDAC would mean to remove everything from inside the box, plus the center window, and replace it. Now put the work time (a company has to pay for this!) for disassembling and re-assembling and you end up with no way to calculate such action.
That's not about B.M.C., this problems are generic.
Please don't compare with very high end products! When you paid USD 20k for a DAC and the upgrade for the latest USB interface cost USD 2000, available only at the manufacturer directly, everything is easy...
Most of the question you already figured out yourselves.
- First of all, we produce every model in-house! With another "hand" in-between we couldn't keep the PureDAC price.
- For a new PureDAC version, we can have an upgrade path. But again this depends on the structure of the individual country unless you are willing to ship your product to Germany for upgrade. Ayre's Charles is right, you don't get rich by upgrade programs! Don't know him personally (only the sales manager Brand - fine guy!) but I can see we agree several sensitive points already.
- UltraDAC cost EUR 1000 more (about USD 1350) and there is no reason why this should put the PureDAC price down. Beside that we don't deal that way! Is it really so hard accepting an upper grade model? Actually you guys delivered the idea of doing that!
- Somebody got the situation clearly here before: Upgrading a PureDAC to an UltraDAC would mean to remove everything from inside the box, plus the center window, and replace it. Now put the work time (a company has to pay for this!) for disassembling and re-assembling and you end up with no way to calculate such action.
That's not about B.M.C., this problems are generic.
Please don't compare with very high end products! When you paid USD 20k for a DAC and the upgrade for the latest USB interface cost USD 2000, available only at the manufacturer directly, everything is easy...